A Tale of Five Tall Tails
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Author Description
It’s 1943, and the war in Europe has spread around the globe. American troops are fighting abroad, and factories and shipyards are humming at home.In their farmhouse in Maine, Josh, Maura, Jim, and Gina are coping with rationing while the cats are becoming acquainted with a bloodhound who often gets lost, a bear with an itchy butt, and a hermit who makes moonshine. When a rare earthquake leaves a truck containing the body of a missing navy man bobbing in a nearby lake, the cat sleuths have a new case to unravel. With the aid of fairies, they tug on the threads of a mystery that grows to involve a code walker, a ghost army, sheep dropped by parachute, and cookies that go BOOM!
Menrva's Summary
THE PULSE
A group of resourceful cats must unravel a wartime mystery involving a dead Navy man, paratrooper sheep, and explosive cookies. In 1943, amidst global conflict and rationing on a Maine farm, four children and their feline companions encounter a bloodhound, a bear, and a moonshiner. Their quiet lives are disrupted when an earthquake reveals a truck with a missing Navy man's body in a nearby lake. The cat detectives, with the help of fairies, investigate a complex case that includes a code walker, a ghost army, and a peculiar culinary threat.
INSIDE THE PAGES
- Setting established in 1943 Maine during wartime, highlighting rationing and troop deployment.
- Introduction of a diverse cast of animal characters: cats, a bloodhound, and a bear.
- An earthquake triggers the discovery of a dead Navy man, initiating the central mystery.
- Supernatural elements introduced with the involvement of fairies.
- Intriguing plot elements include a code walker, a ghost army, and parachuted sheep.
- A unique threat emerges from cookies that explode.
- The narrative follows the cat sleuths as they piece together clues.
THE COLLECTIVE ECHO
The premise sets up a whimsical mystery interwoven with historical context, suggesting a blend of adventure and intrigue suitable for younger readers. The inclusion of fairies and unusual plot devices like exploding cookies points to a creative and imaginative narrative. The story appears to balance the seriousness of wartime with lighthearted, fantastical elements. The mystery's resolution likely involves the cats using their unique abilities to uncover the truth behind the Navy man's death and the surrounding peculiar events.
Page Count:
190
Publication Date:
2021-04-27
Publisher:
Independently published
ISBN-13:
9798744817527
Mystery
Animals
Children's
Historical Fiction
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